Third teenager charged with murder after double stabbings in Camden

Police at the scene in Malden Road, Camden, last monthDominic Lipinski/PA

A third teenager has been charged with murder following the deaths of two young men in stabbings in Camden, north London.

The 17-year-old is accused of killing Abdikarim Hassan, 17, and Sadiq Aadam Mohamed, 20. They died within hours of each other on February 20.

The teenager has also been charged with violent disorder following an incident on the same day in Hackney, east London. He is due to appear at Highbury Corner magistrates’ court today.

Scotland Yard previously charged Ben Drummond and Isaiah Popoola, both 18, with murder. Mr Drummond, of Kentish Town, was also charged with grievous bodily harm and attempted grievous bodily harm on two alleged victims, aged 17 and 24, in Camden on the evening of the deaths. Mr Popoola, of…